Feeder-Free and Xeno-Free Culture of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Using UCBS Matrix
Researchers established a new feeder-free and xeno-free system for culturing human pluripotent stem cells. The system consists of the matrix, which was prepared from human umbilical cord blood serum (UCBS) and used to coat the culture plates, and the xeno-free medium, which was conventional serum-free hES medium supplemented with high concentrations of bFGF and fibronectin. [Cell Biol Int]
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